"Thus it is said that one who knows the enemy and knows himself will not be endangered in a hundred engagements."
Sun Tzu, The Art of War.

War on Terrorism

Monday, July 16, 2012

Pictures from the Front Lines

Ghazni Briefing

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Army Second Lt. Mark Lucas briefs his soldiers before a combat logistics patrol
mission on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, July
8, 2012. Mission briefs are mandatory for every soldier who will take part in
the mission. Lucas, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne
Division's 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

Cannon Demonstration

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Army paratroopers fire an M777A2 cannon during a firing demonstration for
visiting Command Sgt. Maj. William Johnson, ISAF - Joint Command command
sergeant major, on Forward Operating Base Shank in Logar province, Afghanistan,
July 12, 2012. The paratroopers are assigned to Battery A, 4th Battalion, 319th
Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and are
on their 4th deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring
Freedom.